The call for papers for the 25th EuroCPR conference is now open. Papers that compare policy trends in Europe and other regions of the world are welcome. For more information about the Conference, please click HERE.

Relevant topics for papers include, but are not limited to:

• History and Prospects
  The impact of Information Society Policy – and its instruments – on European industry,
  consumers and citizens.
  The contribution of the research community to Information Society Policy:
  achievements, mistakes and next steps.
  Emerging technologies and policy implications: the Internet of people, places and
  things, service innovation and the convergence between ICT, nanotech and biotech.
  Public-private partnerships and public ownership for next generation infrastructures:
  exploring the new balance between public and private actors.
• Regulatory implications of competition and innovation in online media, mobile,
  wireless and other communications markets.
  Policing the Internet: new structures for collective and private action, intermediaries,
  ownership rules and interests in copyright.
  Evolution of institutional policy coordination and interaction between (conflicting)
  policy goals and instruments.
  Subsidiarity revisited: balancing global, national and regional policy goals.
• Users and Uses
  User-driven innovation and markets: hype, evidence and policy implications.
  Information Society Policy and the economic crisis: investing in the future or bailing out
  the past?
  The contribution of ICT to societal challenges including the environment, energy,
  water, education and health.
• Policy design and implementation can benefit from evidence-based papers (empirical
  studies and impact assessments), prospective analysis and original theoretical/analytical
  contributions.

Papers that compare policy trends in Europe and other regions
of the world are welcome